This is probably factually false, and in any case doesn’t support its intended agenda, because no one cares if you are the best person in the world at sticking grapes up your nose with your tongue.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUN1jLH7dOQ …
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You can create a plan for yourself, or for yourself and other people. That's a merely ordinary thing to do, though. It doesn't make you special, no matter how ambitious it is. Also, reality mostly doesn't cooperate with plans.
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When you realize trying to convince yourself that you are special doesn’t work, there’s several directions you can go. One is to try to be ordinary, which is also a bad idea.
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Is knowledge=cosmically significant(as below) compatible with the above stance? "humans are not playthings of cosmic forces, we are users of cosmic forces. … any physical process can be controlled by such knowledge, limited only by the laws of physics."https://www.ted.com/talks/david_deutsch_after_billions_of_years_of_monotony_the_universe_is_waking_up/transcript?language=en …
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This is a great talk, thank you! I worry often that the cultures of the developed world are forgetting the extraordinary progress of the past, and losing faith in the possibility of still greater progress for the future. Inspiring reminders of this are so valuable!
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